Proverbs 23:6–7
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6Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread,De
and don’t desire his choice food,f
7for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.Eg
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.h
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy;
do not desire his delicacies,
for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
do not crave his delicacies;
for he is the kind of person
who is always thinking about the cost.
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Don’t eat with people who are stingy;
don’t desire their delicacies.
They are always thinking about how much it costs.
“Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Do not eat the bread of the stingy,
and do not desire his delicacies.
For, like hair in his throat, so it is.
“Eat and drink!” he will say to you,
but his heart will not be with you.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,
Neither desire thou his dainty meats:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:
Eat and drink, saith he to thee;
But his heart is not with thee.
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